bloomer (3)

  • 41Bloomer — This unusual and interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a metonymic occupational name for a maker of blooms, an iron worker, deriving from the Olde English pre 7th Century bloma (Middle English blome ), ingot of iron. Job… …

    Surnames reference

  • 42bloomer — (BE) see blooper * * * [ bluːmə] (BE) see blooper …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 43bloomer — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Slang. A stupid, clumsy mistake: blunder, bull2, bungle, foozle, fumble, muff, stumble. Informal: blooper, boner. Slang: goof. See CORRECT …

    English dictionary for students

  • 44bloomer — bloom|er [ˈblu:mə US ər] n 1.) bloomers [plural] underwear that women wore in the past, like loose trousers that end at the knees 2.) BrE old fashioned an embarrassing mistake that you make in front of other people used humorously American… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 45bloomer — bloom·er || bluːmÉ™ n. rude mistake; failure …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 46bloomer — bloomer1 noun Brit. informal, dated a stupid mistake. Origin C19: equivalent to blooming error. bloomer2 noun Brit. a large loaf with diagonal slashes on a rounded top. Origin 1930s: of unknown origin. bloomer3 noun [in combination] a plant that… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 47bloomer — noun 1 bloomers (plural) a) old fashioned women s underwear like loose trousers that end at your knees b) short loose trousers that end in a tight band at your knees worn by women in Europe and America in the late 19th century 2 (C) BrE humorous …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 48bloomer — Noun. A mistake. Informal …

    English slang and colloquialisms

  • 49bloomer — bloom·er …

    English syllables

  • 50Bloomer — Bloo•mer [[t]ˈblu mər[/t]] n. big Amelia Jenks, 1818–94, U.S. social reformer and women s rights leader …

    From formal English to slang